Rick Schwartz

Rick Schwartz is an American film and television producer and financier based in New York, whose credits include The Departed, Black Swan, Gangs of New York, Machete,[1] The Others,[2] and Lip Sync Battle.[3][4]

For other people named Richard Schwartz, see Richard Schwartz (disambiguation).
Rick Schwartz
Born
New York
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Film and TV Producer

Career

Schwartz began his film career at Miramax under Harvey and Bob Weinstein, working there for seven years and eventually serving as the company's senior vice president of production. At Miramax, Schwartz oversaw the development and production of projects including Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York, and The Departed,[5] and Alejandro Amenabar’s The Others.[5]

In 2008, Schwartz founded Overnight Productions, which has financed and produced movies by directors including Robert Rodriguez, Darren Aronofsky and Gela Babluani.[6]

Later, Schwartz partnered with American financier, Jeremy Frommer to develop a technology company. He co-founded Jerrick Media, a producer and distributor of digital media content, in 2013.[7][8]

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film
Year Film Credit
2000Love's Labour's LostAssociate producer
MalènaExecutive producer
2001The OthersExecutive producer
Birthday GirlExecutive producer
2002Gangs of New YorkCo-executive producer
2003The Battle of Shaker HeightsExecutive producer
The Human StainExecutive producer
2004The AviatorExecutive producer
2006The DepartedCo-producer
2007First Born
The Lucky Ones
2009Labor Pains
201013
Machete
Black SwanExecutive producer
2013Machete Kills
Miscellaneous crew
Year Film Role
1998The MightyAssistant: Harvey Weinstein
Shakespeare in Love
2001Birthday GirlProduction executive: Miramax
Production manager
Year Film Role
2000MalènaExecutive in charge of production
Thanks
Year Film Role
2010HesherSpecial thanks

Television
Year Title Credit Notes
2015Nate Bargatze: Full Time MagicExecutive producerTelevision special
SharingExecutive producerTelevision film
2015−18Lip Sync BattleExecutive producer
Supervising producer

References
  1. "The Man in 'Black'". Wizard World.
  2. "Overnight Prods". Variety. November 1, 2010.
  3. Tony Maglio (November 22, 2014). "Jimmy Fallon's 'Lip Sync Battle' Heads to Spike TV". The Wrap. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  4. Nellie Andreeva (November 21, 2014). "Jimmy Fallon, John Krasinski And Stephen Merchant To Produce & Perform On Lip Sync Battle Series For Spike". Deadline. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  5. "Prod'n vet Schwartz will ankle Miramax", Variety, Feb 19, 2004, retrieved February 5, 2016
  6. "Rick Schwartz launches Overnight", Variety, Sep 9, 2008, retrieved February 5, 2016
  7. "Jerrick, the company that relaunched Omni, unveils a new community publishing platform". TechCrunch.
  8. "After Buying Penthouse Founder's Archives, Jerrick Media Launches a Blogging Platform". Adweek.
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